High-dose gold nanoparticle treatment outperformed orlistat in reversing obesity-related damage in rats, according to ...

Is obesity a risk factor or a disease? This debate shapes treatments, policies, and eating disorder care. Explore its impact ...

Major public health organizations, including the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, define adult obesity as a BMI of 30 or greater and overweight as a BMI ...

over a billion around the world were estimated to be living with obesity, according to the World Health Organization. Obesity has wide-ranging effects, including increasing the risk of metabolic ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Novo Nordisk Foundation does not plan to step in to prop up a global health sector reeling from a ...

Body Mass Index cannot differentiate between muscle mass, fat and bone density. Doctors suggest other markers and scans to ...

Feb. 7, 2025 — People living in areas where obesity is more common may experience less stigma, which could help reduce some of the social and health consequences of being overweight. If people ...

as well as the World Obesity Federation. World Health Organization experts served on the commission, which began work in 2019. The advent of the GLP-1 class of drugs to treat obesity, first ...

Children’s eating habits are strongly influenced by their parents' weight status, with those having overweight or obese ...

Obesity isn’t just about struggling to fit into last year’s jeans – it’s a full-blown global crisis. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that over one billion people worldwide are ...